Quotes by Pythagoras

About Pythagoras:

Pythagoras of Samos is known about him. He was born on the island of Samos, and traveled, visiting Egypt and Greece, and maybe India, and in 520 BC returned to Samos. Around 530 BC, he moved to Croton, in Magna Graecia, and there established some kind of school or guild.
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As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.

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It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

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Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.

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Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.

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There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.

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Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

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There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

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Author Bio

  • NamePythagoras
  • DescriptionGreek mathematician and philosopher
  • AliasesPythagoras of Samos; Pythagoras from Samos
  • Born570 BCE
  • Died495 BCE
  • CountryGreece
  • ProfessionMathematician; Philosopher; Politician; Writer; Musicologist; Music Theorist